Bravas in air fryer The recipe by Jordi Cruz

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19 September, 2025

🔥 Brave potatoes in Jordi Cruz -style air fryer

The most cane Spanish lid, now lighter and crunchy

If we talk about mythical tapas, the brave potatoes They occupy the podium next to the tortilla and the croquettes. And if we also add the signature of Jordi Cruzthe result cannot be more succulent: some brave with the right point of spicy, a creamy and deep sauceand one Light foam -shaped mahonesa that rounds each bite.

The good news is that you do not need to be a jury of Masterchef to prepare them. With one air fryer You get golden, crispy and without liters oil potatoes. A fast, clean and much healthier method than traditional frying, without giving up that lifelong bar taste.

📝 Ingredients

For potatoes

🥔 3 sour potatoes
🫒 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil
🧂 Salt to taste

For brave sauce

🍅 1 kg of mature tomato
🧅 300 g of chopped dry onion
🧄 2 garlic cloves
🌶️ 2 ñoras (dry peppers)
🌶️ 2 g of sweet paprika
🌶️ 3 g of spicy paprika
🥄 10 ml of English sauce
🍅 100 g of double concentrate tomato
Salt and pepper

For Mahonesa’s foam

🧄 1 clove of garlic without germ
🍋 1 teaspoon of lemon juice
🫒 100 ml of soft olive oil
🫒 150 ml of extra virgin olive oil
🥚 1 whole egg
🧂 Salt to taste

👩‍🍳 Step by step preparation

1. The potatoes, Jordi style

Cut the potatoes first in half and then in thick strips.
Put them in a bowl with ice water and remove well with your hands to release the starch.
Sécalas with kitchen paper, return them to the bowl and add salt and a splash of olive oil. Mix everything with your hands.

2. Brown in the air fryer

Place the potatoes in the Airfryer basket (better in a single layer).
Program a 200 ° C between 15 and 20 minutesstirring every 5 minutes to brown evenly.

3. The light mahonesa

Enter the garlic, egg, lemon juice, oils and salt in a high glass.
Beat with hand blender until you get an emulsified, creamy and stable sauce.
If you have siphon, you can load it to get the effect of “foam” proposed by Jordi Cruz.

4. Brava sauce with character

Kitchen in a casserole the chopped tomatoes with onion, garlic and previously hydrated ñoras.
Add the sweet and spicy paprika, the concentrated tomato and a touch of English sauce.
Let reduce over medium heat until a thick texture and deep flavor. Crush and adjust of salt and pepper.

5. The final assembly

It serves just made potatoes on a deep or source dish.
Add a good tablespoon of brave sauce in the center and another from Mahonesa above.
Decorate with a parsley or chives.

🌟 Tricks for scandal brave

The ice water It is key: it helps the potatoes be more crispy in the air fryer.
If you don’t have ñoras, you can replace them with a little choricero pepper.
The Mahonesa in foam It is a plus, but if you have no siphon, it serves the sauce as is: the taste will continue to be spectacular.
Make more brave sauce: combine wonderful with croquettes, squid or even in sandwiches.

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